``Go Speed Racer, Go!'' Movielink Brings Pop Culture Anime Icon ``Speed Racer'' to Broadband Viewers Nationwide.Entertainment Editors/Business Editors SANTA MONICA Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 Deal with Speed Racer Enterprises Presents All 52 Episodes of the Animated Television Series “Animated series” redirects here. For full information about animated series, see Animated cartoon. Animated Series are a television series produced by means of animation. Featuring the Madcap Adventures of Speed, Trixie, Racer X Racer X may refer to:
Movielink(R) (www.Movielink.com), the broadband video-on-demand (VOD See video-on-demand. VoD - video on demand ) service offering hundreds of new and classic films for legal download, has acquired the right to carry all 52 episodes of the Speed Racer classic animated television series. Movielink licensed the titles from Speed Racer Enterprises as part of its ongoing effort to deepen its content library and serve the growing appetite of anime fans nationwide. The Speed Racer episodes offered on Movielink will be packaged together and rented as 1 1/2 to two-hour segments. Current titles available include: "The Great Plan," "Challenge of the Masked Racer," "The Secret Engine," "Race Against the Mammoth Car," "The Most Dangerous Race," and "Race for Revenge." Movielink will promote its anime offerings through promotional campaigns, e-mail advertising and on its Web site. "We are thrilled to have this opportunity to work with Movielink to bring this classic, timeless series to the Internet for the millions of Speed Racer fans throughout the country," said James Rocknowski, Executive Vice President of Speed Racer Enterprises. "This is the first time ever that all these famous episodes will be available for download over the Internet." "Speed Racer has captivated cap·ti·vate tr.v. cap·ti·vat·ed, cap·ti·vat·ing, cap·ti·vates 1. To attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence. See Synonyms at charm. 2. Archaic To capture. cartoon fans for over 30 years," said Jessica Algazi, Vice President of Content for Movielink. "Now, anime lovers can turn to Movielink to easily access these Speed Racer episodes and view them on their PC, laptop or TV at any time. We're delighted to work with Speed Racer Enterprises and offer consumers this all-time treasured classic." Speed Racer began as a Japanese "Manga maNga is a popular Turkish nu metal/rapcore band. Their music is mainly a fusion of alternative metal and hip hop music, with a touch of Anatolian melodies; with heavy use of turntables, invoking comparisons with modern American nu metal bands. " entitled Mach Go Go Go created by Tatsunoko Productions in 1966. In 1967, all episodes of the series were dubbed into English and syndicated nationally on television. For almost 20 years, Speed Racer ran in the afternoons five days a week. Speed Racer returned to TV in the 90's on MTV MTV in full Music Television U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business. and then ran for almost 5 years on the Cartoon Network For Cartoon Network outside of the United States, see . Cartoon Network is a cable television network created by Turner Broadcasting which primarily shows animated programming. . Today, three full generations can say they have grown up with Speed, Trixie, Racer X, and Pops! who hold the hearts of more than 45 million fans around the world. Movielink is available to U.S. Internet users with broadband connections. Once customers are ready to rent a movie, they register with Movielink and pay for their rental via credit card. Downloads range between $1.99 and $5.99. Movielink's Movies in Minutes(TM) feature allows customers to begin watching movies within two to 10 minutes, or store movies for up to 30 days and experience unlimited viewing for any 24 hour period. About Speed Racer Enterprises Speed Racer Enterprises, Inc., formed in 1991, owns all the rights to the Speed Racer animated series. The company also manages all related licensing and promotional activities on a worldwide basis. For more information, please visit www.SpeedRacer.com. About Movielink Movielink (www.movielink.com) is the online movie download service offering U.S. broadband customers an extensive selection of recently released films and classic movies covering every genre, from action, comedy, drama, family and romance to sci-fi, horror and thrillers. The service is owned and operated by Movielink, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , a joint venture of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Universal Studios and Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . Studios. Movielink content offerings are drawn from the current releases and vast libraries of those studios as well as from those of Walt Disney Pictures, Miramax, Artisan and others, on a non-exclusive basis. |
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